leg-break

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [leg breyk]
- /lɛg breɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [leg breyk]
- /lɛg breɪk/

Definition of leg-break word

noun leg-break a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled. 1

Just one definition for leg-break

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Origin of leg-break

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Leg-break

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Leg-break

leg-break popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.